Frank Dobson (football)

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Frank M. Dobson
Title	Head coach
College	Clemson, Maryland, Richmond, South Carolina
Sport	Football
Born	1885-01-10
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Career highlights
Overall	110-112-20
Coaching stats
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Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1910-1912 1936-1939 1913-1933 1918	Clemson Maryland Richmond South Carolina

Frank Mills Dobson (born January 10, 1885, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) was a football coach (with James Coulter) at the University of Georgia in 1909 and subsequently head coach at Clemson University, the University of Richmond, the University of South Carolina, the University of Maryland, and The Apprentice School.

Contents 1 Coach 1.1 Head Coaching Record 2 References 3 External links

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A native of Roanoke, Virginia, Dobson was an assistant under legendary Georgia Tech head coach John Heisman. New Georgia coach James Coulter hired him in 1909, and Dobson soon overshadowed his supposed superior. Dobson added new trick plays that gained the team notoriety, but the team finished the season with a disappointing record of 1-4-2. He moved on to Clemson University for the 1910 season, where he coached not only football (1910-12), but also basketball and baseball.^[1] His overall record with the Clemson football team was 11-12-1.

Dobson then moved to the University of Richmond, where he was athletic director and football, baseball, and basketball coach from 1913-33, with one exception: in the abbreviated postwar season of 1918, rather than coaching the Richmond football team, he took over the South Carolina Gamecocks and led them to a record of 2-1-1. Dobson's overall football record at Richmond was 79-78-18, his baseball record was 153-112, and his basketball record was 153-106. Dobson was posthumously elected to the University of Richmond Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978.

Dobson was the 19th head college football coach for the University of Richmond Spiders located in Richmond, Virginia and he held that position for twenty seasons, from 1913 until 1933. His career coaching record at Richmond was 79 wins, 78 losses, and 18 ties. This ranks him first at Richmond in total wins and eighth at Richmond in winning percentage. ^[2]

From 1936-39, Dobson was the coach of the Maryland Terrapins football team, amassing an 12-16 record.

Dobson finished his career as coach of The Apprentice School from 1940-48, with an overall record of 25-26-2, including a 7-6 upset of the University of Virginia in 1943.

[edit] Head Coaching Record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl	Coaches#	AP°
1910	Clemson	4-3-1
1911	Clemson	3-5-0
1912	Clemson	4-4-0
Clemson:		11-12-1
1936	Maryland	6-5-0
1937	Maryland	8-2-0
1938	Maryland	2-7-0
1939	Maryland	2-7-0
Maryland:		18-21-0
1913	Richmond	5-3-1
1914	Richmond	5-4-0
1915	Richmond	4-4-1
1916	Richmond	5-4-2
1917	Richmond	4-2-1
1919	Richmond	5-2-2
1920	Richmond	6-2-0
1921	Richmond	4-3-1
1922	Richmond	6-2-1
1923	Richmond	3-5-0
1924	Richmond	2-6-1
1925	Richmond	3-6-0
1926	Richmond	2-7-0
1927	Richmond	4-4-1
1928	Richmond	3-4-2
1929	Richmond	3-5-1
1930	Richmond	2-4-2
1931	Richmond	4-5-0
1932	Richmond	4-2-2
1933	Richmond	5-4-0
Richmond:		79-78-18
1918	South Carolina	2-1-1
South Carolina:		2-1-1
Total:		110-112-20
†Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season.

Preceded by Jack Faber

University of Maryland Head Football Coaches 1936-1939

Succeeded by Jack Faber

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official UGA History: Former Head Coaches
• Official UGA History: Football through the Years
• University of South Carolina Head Coaching Records
• University of Richmond Athletic Hall of Fame profile
• Atlantic Coast Football Conference page on The Apprentice School

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